I cannot comprehend why it hasn't been renamed yet.

Honestly, I find it gross and sleazy. Even the FAQ acknowledges it's a reference to Pulp Fiction.

It perpetuates stereotypes about boys club computing for one. But more importantly, it makes it just gross to teach it in schools. Like I wouldn't be comfortable using GIMP in an elementary school or high school as a teaching tool in any way.

I remember encountering the software for the first time in highschool and cringing. I was like nope, this is either made by weirdos or dumb people who dont know what words mean. That impression has stuck.

The logo is peak though, no notes.

Procreate is worse though. I hate that its a pun. 🤮

Holy crap, isn’t that the truth? The worst thing about GIMP is its name.

Yes. It also seems obvious, to me at least, from the very awkward Graphics Image Manipulation Program phrase that someone went to pains to achieve the acronym. Very unpleasant and petty, in my opinion.

I would never mention the existence of or my use of this program in a professional setting. But I tend to not mention it at all now because accessibility is in our communities too.

It's so sad that USA centrism and prudism has done such a number on that name, and that every time GIMP is mentioned there's always a USian complaining about it. The name is perfectly fine, and nobody in europe or asia finds it bad. In fact, I quite like it myself.

Instead of arguing about a name, we should really be focusing on more important things.

My European mind cannot comprehend how a word can upset people.